Coming Soon: 'A Circle that Nothing Can Break'

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Facebook icon Instagram icon Twitter icon New Exhibition Coming Soon! A Circle that Nothing Can Break. Opens November 7. Vertical oil painting with two distinct bluish lines that run down the center of the canvas. Peeping out of these lines are two small half spheres in pink, as if emerging from behind curtains, located in the upper center of the painting. N@i(els that Nothing Can Break Opens November 7 "I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way— things I had no words for.” — Georgia O’Keeffe 📍 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum A Circle that Nothing Can Break explores how Georgia O’Keeffe imbued shapes—the circle in particular—with emotional symbolism and abstract ideas. Circles and spirals appeared repeatedly in O’Keeffe’s drawings of the 1910s. The motif all but disappeared from her work in 1946. In the 1970s, near the close of her career, she returned to the theme. This upcoming exhibition delves into a vitally significant theme in O’Keeffe’s life and artistic career, and includes works never exhibited during her lifetime. Learn More From left to right: Horizontal abstract with a beige background with green field in lower half and three orange circles in middle of green; A red wave peaks near the left edge of the work and then curves across the paper toward the right side. A red circle is located in the trough of the wave.; Three broad, blue horizontal lines fill the center of the paper. A blue circle rests above the lines, while a second, slightly larger circle lies just below the lines. Engage Left: Text “Art has always been there for me in finding my way.” Right: A photograph of a person with long curly light hair staring and smiling at the camera. Green foliage fills the background. “Art has always been there for me In finding my way.” Q&A with the O’Keeffe’s New Director of Curatorial Affairs Curious about the O’Keeffe’s new Curator? Learn more about Dr. Laura Wertheim Joseph. Read Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light THE BRUG e '01? NE Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light Documentary Premieres at SFiFF Saturday, October 19, 7:30 PM | Center for Contemporary Arts Sunday, October 20, 1 PM | New Mexico History Museum Check out the premiere of Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light this weekend at the Santa Fe International Film Festival! Brought to you by American Focus, the film features Claire Danes as the voice of Georgia O'Keeffe with narration by Hugh Dancy. Read More About the Project Left: Photograph of a shelf of archives with folders. Right: Photograph of a light deer skull with large antlers. New Mexico Archives “Bizarre” at Meow Wolf Monday, October 28 | 4–7 PM 📍 Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, Santa Fe October is American Archives Month! Stop by Meow Wolf for a fascinating Archives “Bizarre” Bazaar. Explore displays of unique and strange archival materials from several institutions and museums. Learn More Art Classes Every week, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum offers classes in partnership with experienced teaching artists. Join a class today for lessons in watercolor, oil, pastel, mixed media, and more!  Online Class: Subtle Stones: Earth's Tones in Oils. Wednesday, October 16. 10 AM - 12:30 PM. A large rock in dark color fills much of the canvas. It rests on a flat surface and casts a slim shadow underneath its left side. Subtle Stones: Earth’s Tones in Oils Wednesday, October 16 10 AM-12:30 PM MDT Register Online Class: Graduated Tonal Shading for Drawing Atmospheric Landscapes. Monday, October 21. 12-2:30 PM. Landscape sketch overall of hills on paper. Graduated Tonal Shading for Drawing Atmospheric Landscapes Monday, October 21 12-2:30 PM MDT Register Online Class: Practice for Plein Air in Watercolor. Wednesday, October 23. 10 AM - 12:30 PM. A person stands outdoors in an arid landscape with a mountain range in the background, painting on an easel. They wear a hat and jacket, and a backpack rests on the ground beside them. .3 5L S L Practice for Plein Air in Watercolor Wednesday, October 23 10 AM-12:30 PM MDT Register Online Class: Drawing Botanicals with Sinuous Lines & Gestural Strokes. Friday, October 25, 3-5:30 PM A large leaf with veins. To the left of the leaf, a lily opens up above a bulbous protrusion on its stem. Ohlil= Drawing Botanicals with Sinuous Lines & Gestural Strokes Friday, October 25 3-5:30 PM MDT Register Check out more art classes and sign up on the Museum website. Museum Store New Custom Prints to Fill Your Space! Two prints one of a a blue curved stroke, in the shape of a "?" with two blue circles beneath the curved stroke. The second is of a A red circle that in connected to a red stroke, moving from the circle towards the bottom of the paper, with a light red line and a smaller red line to the left. New Custom Prints to Fill Your Space! Throughout her life, circles and spirals appeared repeatedly in O’Keeffe’s drawings. A Circle that Nothing Can Break explores how Georgia O’Keeffe imbued shapes—the circle in particular—with emotional symbolism and abstract ideas. Browse through a collection of O’Keeffe’s works in the Museum Custom Print Shop’s new A Circle that Nothing Can Break Collection. Shop Membership Photograph of two people in the foreground looking at a black and white photograph of O'Keeffe wearing a hat in the background. Members-Only Exhibition Events As a member, receive invitations to exclusive events and opportunities celebrating our special exhibitions, including the member opening of A Circle That Nothing Can Break. Join today to learn more! Join or Renew Today! Have questions or want to become a member? Contact our Membership Office at 505-946-1022 or [email protected] Images: 1. Georgia O'Keeffe. Green Lines and Pink, 1919. Oil on canvas, 18 x 10 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Burnett Foundation and The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [1997.5.7]. 2. From left to right: Georgia O'Keeffe. Untitled (Abstraction Green Line and Three Red Circles), 1970s. Watercolor on paper, 22 1/4 x 30 1/2 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.514]. 3. Georgia O'Keeffe. Untitled (Abstraction Red Wave with Circle), 1979. Watercolor on paper, 22 x 26 1/2 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.492]. 4. Georgia O'Keeffe. From a Day at Esther's, 1976–1977. Watercolor on paper, 22 1/2 x 29 7/8 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.473]. 5. Dr. Laura Wertheim Joseph, Director of Curatorial Affairs. 2024 © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. 6. Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Life, written and directed by Paul Wagner. 7. Unknown. Mule Deer Skull with Antlers. (Odocoileus hemionus skull with antlers, 10 teeth ( 2 broken out)), 20th Century. Bone, 12 1/2 x 16 x 15 3/4 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of Juan and Anna Marie Hamilton. [2000.4.11]. 8. Georgia O'Keeffe. Black Rock with White Background, 1963–1971. Oil on canvas, 20 3/16 x 16 1/4 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.380]. 9. Georgia O'Keeffe. Untitled (Landscape), 1960s. Charcoal on paper, 11 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.419]. 10. Painting in Plein Air. Photograph Courtesy of Morgan Jones, 2024. 11. Georgia O'Keeffe. Untitled (Leaf), ca. 1930–1936. Graphite on paper, 23 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.128]. 12. Custom Print Shop: Georgia O'Keeffe. Untilted (Abstraction Blue Curve and Circles), 1970s. Watercolor on paper, 30 1/2 x 22 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.530] and Georgia O'Keeffe, Untitled (Abstraction Orange Curve and Circles), 1970s. Watercolor on paper, 30 1/2 x 22 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.529]. 13. Museum Galleries, 2023© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is supported by: